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WORSHIP

Of Abraham

^{Gen 12:7}	^{Abram built an altar there}
^{Gen 13:3-4}	^{there he again worshiped the Lord.}

Of Jacob

^{Gen 35:1}

^{build an altar to worship the God who appeared}

Of Job

^{Job 1:5}

^{offering a burnt offering for each of them.}

Of the Philippian jailer

^{Acts 16:34}

^{How he and his household rejoiced}

In private home, churches

^{Acts 1:13}	^{held a prayer meeting in an upstairs room}
^{Acts 5:42}	^{in the Temple and in their home Bible classes,}
^{Acts 12:12}	^{he went to the home of Mary,}
^{Rom 16:5}	^{all those who meet to worship in their home.}
^{Phile 1:2}	^{to the church that meets in your home,}

Of Jesus as Messiah, God

^{Matt 2:2}	^{we have come to worship him.}
^{Matt 9:18}	^{the rabbi of the local synagogue came and worshiped}
^{Mark 3:11}	^{they would fall down before him shrieking,}
^{Mark 5:6}	^{had run to meet him, and fell down before him.}
^{Luke 24:52}	^{they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem}
^{Phil 2:10}	^{at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow}
^{Rev 5:8}	^{Elders fell down before the Lamb,}

To be given to God only

^{Exod 20:3}	^{You may worship no other god than me.}
^{Deut 5:7}	^{Never worship any god but me.}
^{Luke 4:8}	^{We must worship God, and him alone.}
^{Rev 22:9}	^{Worship God alone.}

Positions of the body during

^{Gen 17:2-4}	^{Abram fell face downward in the dust}
^{Exod 34:8}	^{Moses fell down before the Lord and worshiped.}
^{2 Chr 20:18}	^{Jehoshaphat fell to the ground with his face}

Types of

^{Deut 16:11}	^{It is time to rejoice before the Lord}
^{1 Chr 23:30}	^{they stood before the Lord to sing thanks}
^{Jer 26:2}	^{make an announcement to the people}
^{Luke 18:10}	^{Two men went to the Temple to pray.}
^{Luke 24:53}	^{were continually in the Temple, praising God.}

Exhortations to

^{Gen 35:1}	^{an altar to worship the God who appeared to you}
^{Deut 12:7}	^{shall rejoice in all he has done for you.}
^{Deut 31:10-11}	^{The Lord commanded that these laws be read}
^{2 Kgs 17:35-36}	^{They were to worship only the Lord}
^{Psa 96:8}	^{Bring your offering and come to worship him.}
^{Joel 2:15}	^{Call a fast and gather all the people together}
^{Heb 10:25}	^{Let us not neglect our church meetings,}
^{Rev 14:7}	^{Worship him who made the heaven and the earth,}

WRATH
, see
Anger

YEAST also called leaven

Forbidden at the Passover

^{Exod 12:19}	^{there must be no trace of yeast in your homes;}
^{Exod 13:3}	^{use no yeast; dont even have any in your homes.}
^{Exod 23:15}	^{The first is the Pilgrimage of Unleavened Bread,}

Forbidden with any meat offering

^{Exod 23:18}	^{No blood shall be offered with leavened bread;}
^{Exod 34:25}	^{must not use leavened bread with your sacrifices}
^{Lev 2:11}	^{Use no yeast with your offerings of flour;}
^{Lev 6:17}	^{that if it is baked it must be without yeast.)}
^{Lev 10:12}	^{make sure there is no leaven in it,}

Used in making bread

^{Exod 12:34}	^{bound their kneading troughs into their spare clothes,}
^{Exod 12:39}	^{didnt have time to wait for bread to rise}
^{Hos 7:4}	^{he kneads the dough and waits for it to rise}
^{Matt 13:33}	^{takes a measure of flour and mixes in the yeast}

Used in nonmeat offerings

^{Lev 7:13}	^{shall be accompanied with loaves of leavened bread.}
^{Lev 23:17}	^{a fifth of a bushel of fine flour containing yeast.}

Figurative

^{Matt 16:6}	^{beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.}
^{Mark 8:15}	^{Beware of the yeast of King Herod}
^{Luke 12:2}	^{It will become as evident as yeast in dough.}

YOKE

Figurative

^{Isa 10:27}	^{He will break the slave-yoke off their necks,}
^{Jer 2:20}	^{Long ago you shook off my yoke and broke away}
^{Lam 1:14}	^{into ropes to hitch me to a yoke of slavery.}
^{Acts 15:10}	^{by burdening the Gentiles with a yoke}

YOUNG MEN
, see
Children

Religious, examples

^{Num 11:28}	^{Joshua, one of Moses personally chosen assistants,}
^{1 Sam 2:26}	^{he was a favorite of the Lords, too!).}
^{1 Sam 17:26}	^{David talked to some others standing there}
^{1 Kgs 3:10}	^{was glad that Solomon had asked for wisdom.}
^{2 Kgs 22:2}	^{he followed in the steps of his ancestor King David,}
^{Matt 19:16}	^{Someone came to Jesus with this question:}
^{Luke 1:80}	^{The little boy greatly loved God}

Exhortations to

^{Psa 119:9}	^{How can a young man stay pure? By reading your Word}
^{Prov 1:4}	^{I want to warn young men about some problems}
^{Prov 2:1}	^{Every young man who listens to me and obeys}
^{Prov 4:1}	^{Young men, listen to me as you would to your father.}
^{Prov 10:1}	^{Happy is the man with a level-headed son;}
^{Prov 20:29}	^{The glory of young men is their strength;}
^{1 Tim 4:12}	^{Dont let anyone think little of you}
^{2 Tim 2:22}	^{the evil thoughts that young men often have,}
^{1 Joh 2:13}	^{I am talking to you because you have won}

ZEAL

Examples of

^{Num 11:27}	^{they ran and told Moses what was happening,}
^{Num 25:8}	^{rushed after the man into his tent,}
^{Judg 6:25}	^{cut down the wooden idol of the goddess Asherah}
^{2 Sam 7:2}	^{David said to Nathan the prophet,}
^{1 Kgs 19:10}	^{He replied, I have worked very hard for the Lord}
^{2 Chr 14:2}	^{Asa was careful to obey the Lord his God.}
^{2 Chr 17:3}	^{The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed}
^{Ezra 7:10}	^{Ezra had determined to study and obey the laws}
^{Jer 25:2-3}	^{I have faithfully passed them on to you,}
^{Acts 2:14}	^{Peter stepped forward with the eleven apostles,}
^{Acts 11:22}	^{they sent Barnabas to Antioch to help}
^{Rom 16:1}	^{She has worked hard in the church there.}

Without knowledge

^{John 16:2}	^{who kill you will think they are doing God a service.}
^{Rom 10:2}	^{but it is misdirected zeal.}

In punishing the wicked

^{Exod 32:20}	^{He took the calf and melted it in the fire,}
^{Num 25:10-11}	^{he was as angry as I, concerning my honor;}
^{Josh 22:12}	^{prepared to go to war against their brother tribes.}
^{1 Sam 15:33}	^{Samuel chopped him to pieces before the Lord}
^{1 Kgs 18:40}	^{Elijah took them to Kishon Brook and killed them}
^{2 Kgs 23:20}	^{He executed the priests of the heathen shrines}

Exhortation to

^{Josh 24:15}	^{as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.}
^{Ezra 7:23}	^{whatever else the God of heaven demands}
^{Eccl 9:10}	^{Whatever you do, do well,}
^{Matt 5:15-16}	^{let your good deeds glow for all to see,}
^{Rom 1:9}	^{telling others the Good News about his Son.}
^{Rom 12:11}	^{but serve the Lord enthusiastically.}
^{1 Cor 14:12}	^{for those that will be of real help}
^{Gal 6:9}	^{let us not get tired of doing what is right,}
^{Titus 2:14}	^{real enthusiasm for doing kind things for others.}
^{Jude 1:3}	^{to stoutly defend the truth which God gave,}

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